Result of AGM

STV Group PLC

27 April 2023

 

STV Group plc LEI: 21380075GOOTTBDNDJ58 27 April 2023

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2023 STV Group plc (the 'Company') announces that, at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today, resolutions 1 to 14 (inclusive), 16 and 17 were duly passed and resolution 15 was not passed by the Company's shareholders on a poll.  The results of the poll are shown in the table below. Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of the total votes received.  A 'Vote withheld' is not treated as a vote in law and would not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution. Resolutions 1 to 14 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 15 to 17 as Special Resolutions.  The current issued share capital of the Company consists of 46,722,499 ordinary shares of 50 pence, carrying one vote each. The Board notes that resolution 15 was not passed and that more than 20% of shareholders voted against four of the other resolutions.  All voting outcomes will be discussed through ongoing dialogue with shareholders. In accordance with the Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism Copies of announcements are available on the Company's website www.stvplc.tv Eileen Malcolmson Company Secretary 27 April 2023 Resolution                  For  Against Total Withheld No. of Votes % of Vote No. of Votes % of Vote No. of Votes No. of Votes 1.To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 40,007,493 99.999% 291 0.001% 40,024,495 16,711 2.To approve the Directors' Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2022 29,954,115 74.841% 10,069,446 25.159% 40,024,495 934 3.To declare a final dividend of 7.4p per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 December 2022 40,023,905 100.000% 190 0.000% 40,024,495 400 4. To re-elect Paul Reynolds as a Director of the Company 30,416,243 76.026% 9,591,540 23.974% 40,024,495 16,712 5.To re-elect Simon Pitts as a Director of the Company 40,023,754 99.999% 341 0.001% 40,024,495 400 6.To re-elect Lindsay Dixon as a Director of the Company 40,023,754 99.999% 341 0.001% 40,024,495 400 7. To re-elect Simon Miller as a Director of the Company 39,800,823 99.413% 234,840 0.587% 40,036,063 400 8. To re-elect Ian Steele as a Director of the Company 39,086,675 97.630% 948,987 2.370% 40,036,063 401 9.To re-elect David Bergg as a Director of the Company 40,035,322 99.999% 341 0.001% 40,036,063 400 10. To re-elect Aki Mandhar as a Director of the Company 40,023,527 99.999% 568 0.001% 40,024,495 400 11. To appoint Deloitte LLP as the auditors of the Company 40,023,421 99.998% 674 0.002% 40,024,495 400 12. To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors 40,009,932 99.997% 1,028 0.003% 40,024,495 13,535 13. To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure 27,942,979 73.529% 10,059,833 26.471% 40,024,495 2,021,683 14. To authorise the Directors to allot shares 30,645,178 76.595% 9,364,378 23.405% 40,024,495 14,939 15.  To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of 5% of the Company's issued share capital 29,714,992 74.245% 10,307,699 25.755% 40,024,495 1,804 16. To permit the Company to purchase its own shares 37,976,432 99.890% 41,652 0.110% 40,024,495 2,006,411 17. That the Company be entitled to hold general meetings of the Company on the provision of 14 clear days' notice 39,962,784 99.847% 61,311 0.153% 40,024,495 400

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